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Republic of Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, and ...

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Handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...

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International Handball Federation The International Handball Federation (IHF) is the administrative and controlling body for handball and beach handball. IHF is responsible for the organisation of handball's major international tournaments, notably the IHF World Men's Handball C ...

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Slovenian Olympic Committee Slovenian Olympic Committee ( sl, Olimpijski komite Slovenije, OKS) ensures the participation of Slovenian athletes at the Olympic Games, the Mediterranean Games, and the European Youth Olympic Festival. Members of the Committee are 39 Sports Fed ...

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European Handball Federation The European Handball Federation (EHF) is the umbrella organisation for European handball. Founded on 17 November 1991, it is made of 50 member federations and two associated federations (England and Scotland), and is headquartered in Vienna, ...

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Ljubljana Ljubljana (also known by other historical names) is the capital and largest city of Slovenia. It is the country's cultural, educational, economic, political and administrative center. During antiquity, a Roman city called Emona stood in the ar ...

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Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...

, chiefexec= , secretarygeneral= Goran Cvijić , financetitle= , companystatus= , operatingincome= , sponsors= The Handball Federation of Slovenia (RZS) ( sl, Rokometna zveza Slovenije) is the national authority responsible for the administration of

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...

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Slovenia men's national handball team The Slovenia national handball team represents Slovenia in international handball matches. Their biggest success is the silver medal from the 2004 European Men's Handball Championship, as well as claiming third place at the 2017 World Men's ...

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Slovenia women's national handball team The Slovenia women's national handball team is the national handball team of Slovenia and takes part in international team handball competitions. Results World Championship * 1997 – 18th * 2001 – 9th * 2003 – 8th * 2005 – 14th ...

. It are a member of the

(EHF) and the

(IHF). It organizes the following competitions: *

Slovenian First League of Handball The Slovenian First League of Handball ( sl, 1. A državna rokometna liga), currently named Liga NLB due to sponsorship reasons, is the top team handball league in Slovenia. It is organized by the Handball Federation of Slovenia (''Rokometna Zvez ...

Slovenian Handball Cup The Slovenian Handball Cup is the top knockout tournament of Slovenian handball. The most successful clubs are Celje (men's) and Krim (women's) with 21 and 27 titles, respectively. The inaugural edition was held in the 1991–92 season. Men's ...

Slovenian Handball Supercup The Slovenian Handball Supercup is a men’s professional handball competition in Slovenia, and is played between the champion of the Slovenian League and the winner of the Slovenian Cup Slovene or Slovenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or ...

Slovenian First League (women's handball) The Slovenian First League of women's handball ( sl, 1. ženska rokometna liga) is the top women's handball league in Slovenia. It is organized by the Handball Federation of Slovenia. In the 2022–23 season, the league comprises 15 teams. List ...

References

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* {{Authority control Handball in Slovenia

Sports organizations established in 1949